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Communities Also Named Holden ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Holden.

Within Quebec, the name Holden is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, one is located in Canada and the other sixteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Holden lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Holden [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Holden is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holden.
    • Illinois
      • Perry County
      • This Holden is located in Perry County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Holden.
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Holden is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Holden.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Holden is located in Penobscot County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Holden.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Holden is located in Worcester County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Holden.
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Holden [Goodhue County].
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Holden is located in Johnson County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Holden.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Holden is located in Auglaize County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Holden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Holden is located in Clarion County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Holden.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Holden [Oconee County].
    • Texas
      • Limestone County
      • This Holden is located in Limestone County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Holden.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Holden is located in Millard County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Holden.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Holden [Rutland County].
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Holden is located in Chelan County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Holden.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Holden is located in Logan County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Holden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holden ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Ceramic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceramic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
  • Chiswick
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiswick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiswick
  • Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
  • Grand-Desert
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand-Desert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand-Desert
  • Great Desert
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Desert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Desert
  • Grimmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimmer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimmer
  • Jocko
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jocko came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocko
  • Redbridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbridge
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redbridge <5>
  • Snake Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
  • Turtle Dam
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Dam

How Far From Holden to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holden to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holden and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Holden to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,268 miles [6,868.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5667, Longitude: -78.9667    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Holden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Holden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.426 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.256 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.42 degrees.




 

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